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LAAA Leaders Launch Lawsuit Against Choicepoint
Sep 27 2007 // Two insurance producers, also board of directors for the Latin American Agents Association (LAAA), have filed a class action lawsuit against Choicepoint Inc. alleging, among other things, that the company routinely sells...
21st Century is Now aigdirect; AIG Names Leaders; Announces Layoffs
Sep 27 2007 // American International Group, Inc. reports it has completed the previously announced merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of AIG with 21st Century Insurance Group. Upon consummation of the merger, AIG acquired the 39.3...
N.Y. Arson Ring Leader Faces 10-Year Sentence
Sep 19 2007 // The leader of an arson ring that collected more than $400,000 in fraudulent insurance claims for fires in three New York counties is scheduled to surrender Sept. 18 to serve a 10-year federal prison sentence, according to...
Bay Area Leaders To Build Disaster Communications System
Sep 14 2007 // San Francisco Bay Area leaders have announced plans to develop a system that will allow the region’s public agencies to communicate with each other when an earthquake or other major disaster strikes. Oakland Mayor...
Aon Appoints Roberts ‘Global Practice Leader’ for Power
Sep 13 2007 // Aon Corporation has appointed Hamish Roberts as Global Practice Leader for its power business. He will lead the global power strategy with an immediate focus on building Aon’s strength and capabilities in the...
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. Names New Leadership
Sep 7 2007 // San Francisco-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. will be expanding its senior leadership team in 2008. Effective Jan. 1, 2008, the company will appoint Charlie Rosson as its CEO and Mary Sklarski as its chief operating...
S.C. Senate leader seeks insurance department audit
Sep 3 2007 // A South Carolina Senate leader has asked the Legislative Audit Council to review practices at the state insurance department that may have let insurance companies raise rates without adequate oversight. Senate President...
Swiss Re Names Matt Leming Sales Leader for Stop Loss Products
Aug 13 2007 // Swiss Re¹s Commercial Insurance recently announced that Matt Leming was named the firm’s sales leader for Stop Loss products. Leming will be located in Swiss Re¹s Kansas City office. > Leming has more than 20 years...
Commercial Lines Leaders
Aug 6 2007 // About the Commercial Lines Leaders: The Commercial Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in April. This list utilizes only...
Global Insurance Leaders Place Growth at Top Of List
Aug 1 2007 // The leading overall issue facing the global insurance industry is capitalizing on new market opportunities, according to a survey of the participants at the 43rd Annual Seminar of the International Insurance Society (IIS)...
Safeco Announces New Sale Regions, Field Leadership
Jul 18 2007 // Seattle-based Safeco has announced it has expanded its sales organization from five to nine regions, and has named executives to lead two of the new territories. “Independent insurance agents have consistently told...
Central Oklahoma CPCU Chapter Elects New Leaders
Jun 19 2007 // The Central Oklahoma Chapter of CPCU announced the election of new officers for the 2007 – 2008 Chapter year. Leading the group will be: President Denise Engle, claim analyst, Midlands Management; Vice President...
DeLuca Steps Down as Conn. Senate Republican Leader
Jun 15 2007 // Connecticut Senate Minority Leader Louis DeLuca resigned as leader of the Senate Republicans this week after coming under fire for asking a trash hauler to threaten a man the senator believed had abused his...
WIAA Appoints Leader for Legislative and Regulatory Advocacy Program
Jun 7 2007 // Ken Nigohosian, the executive vice president for Western Insurance Agents Association will be assuming additional duties to spearhead the association’s legislative and regulatory affairs. Nigohosian joined WIAA eight...
World Financial Leaders Call on G-8 for ‘Deep Emission Reduction Targets’
Jun 6 2007 // The leaders of more than 20 of the world’s largest companies – many from the insurance industry* – have signed a “Declaration on Climate Change by the Financial Services Sector.” The document,...
Freeman Joins Marsh as Middle Market Leader in San Francisco
Jun 5 2007 // Mark Freeman has been named the middle market Leader for the San Francisco office of Marsh. Freeman is responsible for the growth, operations and delivery of services to middle market firms in the Bay Area. The San...
Gallagher leader says carriers’ and brokers’ service to risk
Jun 4 2007 // Insurance CEOs tell risk managers improving service continues to be a top priority When it comes to the service carriers and brokers provide to today’s risk managers, the quality of that service “stinks,”...
Personal Lines LEADERS
Jun 4 2007 // About the Personal Lines Leaders: The Personal Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in April. This list utilizes only the...
Personal Lines Leaders
Jun 4 2007 // About the Personal Lines Leaders: The Personal Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from the Insurance Journal Top 100 Property Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in April. This list utilizes only the...
Leader Profiles
Jun 4 2007 // Personal Lines Profile American Auto Club Ins. Agency Charlotte, N.C. 2006 personal lines premium: $41.0 million No. of personal lines insurers: 10 Founded in 1998, American Auto Club Insurance Agency has 24 locations in...
